The result of the
#COVIDconsensus
is 41 statements and 57 recommendations across six major areas: communication, health systems, vaccination, prevention, treatment and care, and inequities - each directed at governments,
#healthsystems
, industry & other key stakeholders.
#COVID19
@RaffyFlynnArt
@Nature
As
#COVID19
cases increase again, so does disinformation, like questioning the value of facemasks. That's like questioning seatbelts or bike helmets. The concept is "harm reduction" not 100% effectiveness. Read the
#COVIDconsensus
:
1/ SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties
In
@TheLancet
An honour to have collaborated with a multidisciplinary team across economics, health policy & political sciences, sociology.
Today's the day! Our latest
@NatureMedicine
article on
#COVID19
vaccine acceptance trends in 23 countries is now live at: .
We provide multinational data over 3 years to help policy-makers & health systems decisionmakers better address
#vaccinehesitancy
.
1/ Eliminar el SARS-CoV-2, y no mitigarlo, es mejor para la salud, la economía y las libertades civiles
En
@TheLancet
Un honor haber colaborado con un equipo multidisciplinario de expertos en economía, salud pública, ciencias políticas y sociología.
Incredible to wake up and find our
#COVIDSCORE
study in newspapers around the world. It's a study in 19 countries of the general population’s perceptions’ of their governments
#COVID19
measures. It highlights transparency and engagement.
@agnesbinagwaho
Can you count to 386…? That’s how many experts from a range of disciplines we have from 112 countries & territories on the
@Nature
global
#COVIDconsensus
paper on how to end the
#COVID19
pandemic as a
#publichealth
threat, which launched last week! !
They say that truth is the first casualty of war. In the battle against
#COVID19
the first casualty was almost certainly trust. Trust in science. Trust in governments. Trust in each other. This is why whole-of-society approaches are needed
#PowerInNumbers
¡Hoy es el día! El estudio de
@Nature
#COVIDconsensus
ya está disponible en . Todas las recomendaciones están en nuestras manos y necesitamos vuestra ayuda para difundir el mensaje para acabar con la
#COVID19
como una amenaza de
#saludp
ública!
#CovidTwitter
What concerns me most as a scientist is that so many political leaders have so freely dismissed or second guessed our advice. Now is the time to take action & we hope these recs can be applied to do so.
#COVIDconsensus
@Nature
We do not think that governments have failed completely to control
#COVID19
but we do think that most of them initially underestimated the enormity of the problem & many of them have tried to take a victory lap before the checkered flag was waved.
#COVIDconsensus
#CovidIsNotOver
A journalist who saw these
#COVIDconsensus
recs for the 1st time told us that they could really be used to help political leaders resolve a # of societal problems. We would be happy if they could just help improve the way society is dealing with
#COVID19
.
“…because viruses have no politics, nor can their effects be buried in the sand…”
❗️Wanted: COVID hawks, not ostriches, our op-ed in the
@NYDailyNews
today:
The
@Nature
#COVIDconsensus
JUST OUT - A review of hepatitis C good practices. "...making evidence-based good practices the standard of care is a key step" towards HCV elimination.
#NoHep
Today’s publication on global research priority agenda for advancing public health responses to
#NAFLD
. Deep dive into comprehensive strategies & innovative perspectives. Together, let's make a difference
#LiverTwitter
@my_ueg
@EASLnews
@AASLDtweets
1/ Consensus statement on the role of
#healthsystems
in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV
In
@NatureComms
: out for
#IAS2021
An honour to have collaborated with a multidisciplinary group of HIV experts from all over the world.
Checking out the hepatitis C testing van behind the main train station in Copenhagen. Peer-led, stigma-free rapid HCV tests for people who inject drugs. Oh and linkage to care...!
#ILC2019
#NoHep
Thank you for having me on
@SkyNews
"There’s a sense of deja-vu and I will say what I and so many have been saying for over a year: This is a pandemic and requires a global response. No country can end
#COVID19
as a public health threat alone."
@Commissioncovid
Johnson & Johnson
#COVID19
vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab. Another much-needed vaccine in the toolbox -
#COVAX
is expected to receive600 million. Let's hope Europe and others approve it soon too.
@BBCWorld
@ISGLOBALorg
1/ Excited to announce that “Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement” has been published in
@NatRevGastroHep
@EASL_ilf
This was a global collaboration with a multidisciplinary group of 218 liver experts (98 countries)
📢Out now! This new Consensus Statement on Advancing the global public health agenda for
#NAFLD
FREE
Led by
@JVLazarus
& an international list of experts, the article aims to put NAFLD in the NCD spotlight
@EASL_ilf
#fattyliver
#MAFLD
Quite a venue, here in the German Alps, to discuss viral hepatitis... A 1.5-hour walk was built into the programme :) Maybe exercise and time for reflection can be a part of all conferences.
@medpagetoday
@ISGLOBALorg
@MedReporterMike
Need for structural interventions
It’s easier to make cars safer than it is to make drivers safer
It will prove to be easier to make indoor air safer (via filtration and ventilation) than it will be to make “breathers” safer. The
#COVIDconsensus
Liver disease is the 2nd leading cause of years of working life lost in Europe.
A new
@EASLNews
-
@TheLancet
Commission outlines recommendations to tackle this growing burden, thus paving the way towards a healthier Europe.
🔗
#LiverTwitter
El
#COVIDconsensus
reunió a un panel multidisciplinario de 386 expertos en investigación, salud, gobiernos, ONGs, etc., de 112 países diferentes, para elaborar un estudio Delphi: una metodología que tiene como objetivo obtener respuestas de consenso a preguntas complejas.
Breaking
#COVID19
in China: US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China. The US should also consider following the
#COVIDconsensus
() recommendations rather than than ignoring the virus and Long Covid domestically
@IDSAInfo
The process we used to develop these
@Nature
#COVIDconsensus
recommendations - formal, disciplined consensus building- is as important as the product itself.
#COVIDTwitter
A huge global collaboration has set action priorities to address MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly NAFLD).
We are thrilled to release it at
@INASL_Liver
conf in India w Dr
@ajay_duseja
and colleagues.
#LiverTwitter
A global action agenda for turning the tide on fatty liver disease in
@HEP_Journal
🚨To implement this agenda, concerted efforts will be needed at the global, regional, and national levels.
#LiverTwitter
Thank you very much
@Nature
for publishing the
#COVIDconsensus
. A 15-month multidisciplinary collaboration of experts from 112 countries and territories focused on ending
#COVID19
as a
#publichealth
threat.
A
@Nature
paper presents recommendations on how to end the COVID-19 public health threat from a panel of 386 researchers, clinicians and policy advisors. The paper outlines the health and social actions that need to be taken to end this global threat.
Dr Tarek Asselah presenting what countries are on track to eliminate hepatitis C, here at the Paris Hepatology Conference
#PHC2020
. Some countries are going to be surprised (positively and negatively) to see the new findings that we hope to present at
#ILC2020
.
@Homie_Razavi
💉🤔 What is the uptake of
#COVIDvaccines
? What is driving global hesitancy?
📋 A team from
#ISGlobal
,
@CUNYSPH
,
@DalhousieU
and
@UCalgary
have surveyed over 23,000 people from 23 countries to provide answers.
These are the main conclusions... (Thread)👇🏾
Our piece on vaccine hesitancy is out in
@bmj_latest
. There is so much evidence to support vaccinating against severe symptoms of
#COVID19
, as part of a vaccines-plus approach to end the pandemic:
And in the BMJ:
@carolin51299534
Vaccines remain a central component of ending the threat presented by covid-19.
If we want a safer world we must challenge vaccine hesitancy with an urgency that has been sadly lacking in most countries, write
@JVLazarus
@ProfAbdoolKarim
@carolin51299534
Si no van a vacunarse, los que trabajan en residencias de mayores tienen que testarse 3x la semana - no hay que estudiar la medida, hazlo ya España. No me lo puedo creer que van subiendo los contagiados y muertos alli de nuevo.
JUST OUT: "Global survey of stigma among physicians and patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease"
Let’s reduce all forms of stigma for all liver diseases. Failure to do so can have devastating health consequences.
#LiverTwitter
@EASLnews
@AASLDtweets
Stigma in
#NAFLD
#MASLD
@JHepatology
from
@JVLazarus
& co.
📋Questions to 1976 patients & 825 providers
🌐global reach
🤏Low awareness among all
😬 Less than half (48%) ever disclosed having NAFLD/NASH to family
⚡️Stigma for obesity >> fatty liver
3/ We review evidence from the first 12 months of the pandemic and find that countries which consistently aimed for elimination (ie with strict, rapid interventions) have performed better in terms of health and the economy, while having to restrict civil liberties less.
Got the second shot,
#COVID19
vaccinated and it feels so good! Surprised to be the only person, client or healthcare staff with a facemask on inside! The
@SSTSundhed
authorities say no need but I suggest yes in crowded indoor settings like this as the pandemic continues to rage.
New in
@ScienceMagazine
: The next pandemic may be deadlier than COVID-19. We argue that future generations deserve well-calibrated laws that empower health officials to act decisively while mindfully safeguarding constitutional rights & social values 1/7
@chrischirp
@NaturePortfolio
Thank you Chris, and for all the amazing work you have been doing during the pandemic. We look to you for the numbers and how to interpret them.
It is amazing to be back at a conference with nearly 400 participants...! I spoke on social determinants of health and
#healthsystems
, and the need for integrated services for marginalised populations.
#EHRC21
#HarmReduction
@EU_Health
🆕Patient guideline on
#NALFD
❗️
✅Current knowledge about NAFLD & its management
➡️Developed by patients, patient representatives, clinicians & scientists
➡️Intended to support patients in making informed decisions
#OpenAcces
at👉
#NAFLDsummit
JUST OUT in time for
#WorldLiverDay
"Use of non-invasive diagnostic tools for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: A qualitative exploration of challenges and barriers"
#LiverTwitter
Why so low use of the non-invasive fibrosis tests⁉️
4⃣barriers discovered in interviews
🔦Insights not otherwise found by quantitative approaches
Qualitative study with
@lucavalenti75
@axdevgroup
@EASLnews
🔗
#LiverTwitter
Our thoughts in
@euronews
on the current situation w millions of people still suffering from
#COVID19
and
#LongCovid
Post-COVID excess mortality rates: What do they tell us about the state of public health in Europe?
What to do?
@la_resistensia_
En
#COVIDconsensus
destacamos que es más que mascarillas. Es un "vaccines-plus approach". Se trata de vacunar y ventilar tambien y no solo cambios en el comportamiento individual-
1/ Excited to announce that out multi-country study “Knowledge of liver fibrosis stage among adults with NAFLD/NASH improves adherence to lifestyle changes” has been published in
@LiverInt
#NAFLD
#NoNASH
#Fattyliver
It's
#WorldLiverDay
and we're incredibly excited to share in
@NatureMedicine
: "Opportunities and challenges following approval of resmetirom for MASH liver disease".
- what we believe is a roadmap for MASH drug roll-out.
And like that, the field has changed for the better
#LiverTwitter
...!
In less that a year we have:
New steatotic liver disease nomenclature:
MASLD/MASH research priorities:
MASLD/MASH Action priorities:
#BREAKING
It is a big day for the Liver Community! Madrigal is proud to announce the first and only
@US_FDA
-approved therapy in NASH/MASH. Learn more here:
#FDAApproval
#NASH
The gradual lifting of
#COVID19
restrictions in a country makes more sense than lifting them all at once. Governments are prioritising politics over
#publichealth
.
Denmark is making a mistake by taking the "let-her-rip" approach to controlling the pandemic.
The problem in Barcelona is partly the beaches, partly the crowded beach bars and restaurants, not to mention the sellers on the beach. On
@SkyNews
tonight I discussed what more can be done to keep us safe.
#COVID19